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WPVI-TV
4100 City Line Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131-1610
Contacts: vary with individual departments (see below)
phone:(215) 878-9700
fax: (215) 581-4515
website: www.wpvi.com
WPVI-TV offers internship programs for matriculated college juniors and seniors. Internships are available in the Public Affairs, Creative Services, Programming, and News Departments for the Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters.
There are several guidelines for participation. Students must be at least 18 years of age, a junior or senior enrolled in an accredited college or university, and receiving academic credit for the internship. The student's schedule must allow a sufficient number of hours for satisfying the course requirements and the duties assigned by the WPVI staff supervisor. The college or university is responsible for submitting criteria for station evaluation and review of specified work done by the student intern. Details on applying to intern programs are available on their website, www.wpvi.com
WPVI-TV NEWS DEPARTMENT
Contact: John Morris, Newsroom Producer
Interns in this department must work a minimum of 15 hours per week in seven and a half hour workday blocks. They can work up to a maximum of 37.5 hours a week. Interns may work days, nights, weekends or any combination that fits their school, work, or personal schedules. Interns are not paid and must receive academic credit from their college or university for the internship. Internships are available for the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters.
Many interns in this department work as production assistants in the Newsroom. They work primarily with the news assignment desk and the producers. When working with the desk, they place calls to check out tips and leads on news stories, verify information for broadcast, set-up or arrange shooting locations and schedules for news crews, field news tip calls from viewers, and work to maintain and update future story coverage files.
Interns working with producers do research on news stories, prepare and distribute the newscast scripts, and help insure edited tapes are delivered and ready for broadcast in a timely manner. In addition, they are given ample opportunity to learn and observe the various functions that go into the production of a newscast.
Other interns have more specialized assignments, including working with health/medical reporter Anita Brikman, working on the early morning newscast helping to research special feature segments, or working in the Sports Department. Interns may also work in WPVI's Trenton or Wilmington News Bureaus.
WPVI-TV PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
Contact: Linda Munich, Director of Public Affairs
WPVI Public Affairs interns serve as production assistants for three video newsmagazines (PRIME TIME, VISIONS, and FAST FORWARD), several studio shows, and other special projects. Duties include:
Location Shooting - Interns accompany field crews on location. They operate videotape decks, audio gear, lighting, and microphones. They assist the photographer and producer in setting up and preparing shoots and interviews and have hands-on experience using equipment..
Transcribing Tapes - Interns view footage, take accurate notes for producers, write down video and audio from tapes for later review and editing.
Program Research - Interns handle viewer requests, press releases, guest preparation, and topical and video research. They are responsible for interview confirmation, fact-checking, script assembly, and filing video and transcripts.
Office Assistance - Interns provide general production help, such as answering phones, clipping articles, and copying scripts. They assist in organizing material for producers. They also work on similar projects for the Director of Public Affairs by researching certain topics, combing files, and collecting data.
WPVI-TV Creative Services Department
Contact: Mike Monsell, Asst. Creative Services Director, mike.monsell@abc.com
The Creative Services Department serves as an in-house advertising agency for the station and consists of the promotion, graphics and web staffs. Interns will have the opportunity to observe and participate within a fast-paced and creative operation that includes producing news, programming and special events promos, as well as executing the graphic look for the statin and maintaining the station's growing web site. The Creative Services Department also creates station advertising in other media, issues the weekly program schedule, and handles public relations. Web-oriented prospects may request to work within the news graphics department.
Creative Services interns must work a minimum of 15 hours a week in 7.5 hour workday blocks. They can work up to a maximum of 5 days or 37.5 hours a week. Interns may work days, nights, weekends, or any combination that fits their school, work, or personal schedules. Interns are not paid. Internships are available for the Spring, Summer and Fall semesters.
WPVI-TV Programming Department
Contact: Marilyn Phister, Executive Producer
"SUNDAY LIVE" is a local TV show broadcast on WPVI-TV, Channel 6, Sunday mornings at 8:00-9:00am.
Interns are required to assist the producers in a variety of ways: Researching guests and video resources, general office clerical duties, screening viewer call-ins, greeting and escorting studio guests, answering viewer mail, and any and all other errands necessary to getting the show on the air. Time commitments required are Fridays, 10:00am-5:00pm and Sundays, 7:00am-9:30am
6ABC Marketing Department
Contact: Dorothyann Gleason, Marketing Coordinator
Intern in the 6ABC marketing Department will have the opportunity to learn a variety of roles, serving as an assistant to the Marketing Manager and Marketing Coordinator.
Interns will learn how to develop and coordinate:
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Station campaigns through researching interesting topics important to the community, writing and interacting with various departments at the station.
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Promotions
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Event Planning
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Script writing and production for corporate and station videos
The marketing internship would allow for direct interaction with all departments at 6ABC including Sales, News, Research, Pubic Affairs, and Creative Services.
The intern needs to possess communication/interpersonal skills, basic computer skills and an excellent command of the English language. Writing skills are a plus.
Interns can work up to a maximum of five days a week or a minimum of three days. Hours can be worked out with individuals' schedule.
